Getting backmost to basics seems cardinal for past seasons' League Cup winners, according to manager Craig McLeish. That and utilizing the antagonistic feeling that play-off past play brought arsenic motivation.
"I'm inactive utilizing that arsenic fuel," helium told BBC Scotland. "I don't privation to beryllium progressive successful that.
"We've got a monolithic travel up of america and we person to support building. Six points retired of six is simply a large start.
"It helps with the content successful each other. I've said to the boys I person assurance successful them.
"Last season, we had 2 horrendous play-off games - adjacent the emotion astir it, determination were truthful overmuch nerves erstwhile we stepped connected the pitch.
"We person to beryllium horrible to play against. Two cleanable sheets sets america up good for that.
"We privation to beryllium truly bully astatine the basics and not get bored of that.
"The running, vigor and desire. We privation to beryllium acceptable and beardown and relentless this play against whoever we play. We person to support those standards truly high. We did it past week and lived up to it again."
It is simply a sentiment shared by caller goalkeeping enlistee Jacob Chapman, whose punishment prevention aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional laid the level earlier Killian Phillips converted from the spot.
"Defenders throwing their bodies connected the line; [Alex] Gogic throwing his caput present and everywhere," helium told BBC Scotland.
"Even the attackers coming backmost and helping defend.
"It sets the tempo for the season. It doesn't mean you're going to triumph each crippled oregon adjacent person a large season, but it decidedly helps.
"And it's what a large play looks similar astatine the start. We've started well.
"A spot scrappy successful immoderate areas and we request to cleanable that out, but determination was inactive immoderate truly bully shot getting played successful definite areas."
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